GHOLSON, James Herbert, a Representative from Virginia; born in Gholsonville, Brunswick
County, Va., in 1798; pursued an academic course and was graduated from
Princeton College in 1820; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced
practice in Percivals, Va.; member of the State house of delegates 1824-1828
and 1830-1833; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress
(March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835); served as judge of the circuit court for the
Brunswick circuit for many years; died in Brunswick County, Va., July 2, 1848;
interment in Blandford Cemeter, Petersburg, Petersburg City, Va.